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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

1. Leads project management for a multidisciplinary team, overseeing timelines; deliverables; and priorities across four research portfolios on sexually transmitted infections, gynecological disorders, urinary diseases, and hepatology/liver diseases. 2. Spearheaded process improvements in project management and data monitoring, streamlining reporting and enhanced decision-making for my team's Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study progress. 3. Manages two grants from the Gates Foundation totaling over $1.5 million, ensuring timely project outcomes through effective coordination, reporting, and stakeholder engagement. 4. Facilitates cross-team collaboration with IHME's central computation and research operations teams to optimize computing resource allocation for our team's modelling needs. 5. Drives meeting facilitation and agenda-setting, ensuring alignment across sub-teams and advancing the delivery of critical project milestones.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

1. Delivers lab instruction on core epidemiological concepts, including study design, disease frequency, causal inference, and disease surveillance, to graduate-level students. 2. Leads lab sessions for over 20 students per semester, translating principles of epidemiology into practical lessons for real-world public health applications.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

1. Served as the GW Institutional Review Board (GW IRB) point of contact for a multi-million dollar clinical cohort study, supporting regulatory compliance and ensuring accurate submission of protocols for over 12,000 study participants across 14 study sites. Streamlined IRB workflow processes, leading to faster approval times for annual Continuing Review applications and other submissions.2. Conducted weekly data checks and audits, reducing data entry discrepancies from 0.7% to 0.3% and ensuring data integrity across study sites. Delivered comprehensive data entry training for over 20 research staff, ensuring 100% accuracy before granting data entry access. 3. Led initiatives to digitize informed consent forms across study sites and migrate key tracking logs to REDCap, improving data management and security. 4. Developed over 10 standard operating procedures (SOPs) to enhance, and promote the continuity of, study operations, covering IRB processes, data management, and meeting protocols. 5. Coordinated weekly and quarterly meetings, including logistics, agenda-setting, and slide management for the GW Biostatistics Center, Office of Human Research, DC Cohort Executive Committee, and DC Cohort Community Advisory Board.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

1. Managed the New Investigator Award program, overseeing the review process for 20+ applications and facilitating a review board meeting for a $100,000 pilot program. 2. Led the Research and Education Posters program for the 2020 AACP Annual Meeting, streamlining the abstract submission process and coordinating over 100 poster submissions while simultaneously facilitating communication among 50+ reviewers to ensure all poster submissions met quality standards. 3. Quickly mastered new software (All Academic) for abstract management, enhancing the efficiency of the submission and peer review process.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

1. Supported the DC CFAR Administrative Core in organizing monthly CFAR-sponsored meetings, journal clubs, and research seminars, promoting cross-institution collaboration on HIV/AIDS research. 2. Created and updated content for the DC CFAR website, providing timely news updates and event information for over 200 DC CFAR investigators. Additionally managed the center's membership database and communications, ensuring efficient dissemination of information regarding resources and events.3. Aggregated and analyzed membership and publication data to contribute to two DC CFAR Annual Reports and an NIH renewal application, demonstrating the center's impact on HIV/AIDS research.4. Assisted in the DC CFAR Pilot Awards program by organizing peer-review requests, scheduling pre-submission consultations, and ensuring all applicant documentation was complete. 5. Led the 'Cite the DC CFAR' outreach program, resulting in increased acknowledgement of the center in high-impact journal publications, enhancing its visibility within the research community.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

1. Assisted in the development of a preliminary Participatory Photomapping (PPM) project focused on identifying neighborhood effects on adolescent health, particularly among racial minority adolescents. Explored the feasibility of using PPM to understand adolescent's perceptions of their neighborhoods, focusing on factors such as safety, health, and well-being. 2. Conducted comprehensive literature reviews on environmental and neighborhood determinants of adolescent health, highlighting their roles in shaping physical and mental health outcomes. 3. Developed study materials, including a location worksheet for identifying key community spaces, and an activity-based assessment for mapping participants' daily activities. 4. Developed a study plan with the Principal Investigator that structured the project into four key participant meetings, encompassing informed consent, community mapping, walking tours, and focus groups using the SHOWED method to extract qualitative themes for GIS mapping.

Gulfport, Mississippi

1. Facilitated access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) resources for eligible applicants in South Mississippi through email communications, mass mailings, and community outreach efforts. 2. Organized and executed community outreach initiatives, including healthy food demonstrations and health fairs, targeting senior citizen communities and food pantries. 3. Conducted data entry and maintained ongoing community with applicants in-person or by phone to support the intake and application process.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Area

1. Directed a two-year independent mixed-methods research project investigating urban blight in communities facing socioeconomic disadvantages, significant public health challenges (e.g., HIV and tuberculosis), and environmental hazards.2. Analyzed U.S. Census Bureau population data over a thirty-year period for New York City and post-Katrina New Orleans, Louisiana, to examine population trends and their correlation with urban decline.3. Presented findings on population dynamics and urban decline at multiple national and regional undergraduate conferences and symposia.

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Epidemiology, 3.74

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Geography, 4.0